From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbloaterbloa‧ter /ˈbləʊtə $ ˈbloʊtər/ noun [countable] DFFa smoked fish
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bloater• Now, at forty-three, he had to be content with cardboard bloaters!• We cured all our bloaters and our kippers, at one time.Origin bloater (1800-1900) bloat “to preserve with salt and smoke” ((17-19 centuries)), perhaps from blote “soft and wet” ((1300-1400)), probably from Old Norse blautr; → BLOATED 